Bennington High School - Catamount Yearbook (Bennington, VT)

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Family History On a nice September day in the fall of '49, a large group of bewitched, bothered, and bewildered freshmen entered Ben-hi's doors to challenge a new experience. We, the small frys of this large family, having become acquainted with our daily schedules, new teachers, classmates and having learned to accept the teasing of our ancestors talias upperclassmenl as a thing to be expected. decided to elect our leaders. They were Pat Doyle, president: Neil Siciliano, vice presidentg Zane Oakes, secretary: and Faye Evans, treasurer. Mr. Clyde Maxfield was sworn in as our legal guardian. By means of the Freshman Reception, which was given in our honor by the old folks, we were legally adopted Ben-hi-ites. Thus we set about to gain knowledge and recognition in this great home of literature. arts and activities. With this thought in mind when school resumed session in September. 1950, we as sophomores. be- came members of the organizations and athletic teams of our choice. which were beyond our reach as small frys. Pat Doyle served a second term as president. and the other officers were Jerome Gauthier. vice president: Audry Sheehan, secretary, Burton Peckham. treasurer, with Mr. Wood taking over our guardianship. Members of the cabinet along with the officers were, Patsy Doyle, Carolyn Hohman. and Burton Peckham. Most important to us this year was the privilege of choosing and ordering our class rings. which we expected to be showing off when we walked through the halls of Ben-hi as juniors. ln the fall of '51, a wiser and more determined group returned to Ben-hi to assume' more responsi- bilities. and to share many more experiences. To lead us through this busy year we elected John Litster, president: .lohn Burgess, vice president: Joanne Butler, secretary and Faye Evans served as treasurer until she moved away, at which time Jerome Gauthier stepped in to carry out the duties of this office, under the counciling of Miss Therese Cartier. As a money making project, we sponsored a very successful stationery campaign and our social events were the Junior Prom at which we were guests of the old folks once again, and then in June we sponsored the Senior Ball in honor of our ances- tors who 'Gpassed on that spring. The Junior Prize Speaking Contest, with Betty Sleeman, Tom Whit- man, and John Burgess as our family orators, was held in the spring of '52. John Burgess very deserv- ingly won the contest with his speech on Does the President Have Any Constitutional Powers to Seize An Industry?,' Also in the spring, the class and the faculty elected delegates to represent Ben-hi at Green Mountain Boys' and Girls, State which is held annually at Norwich University in Northfield for the boys, and at Green Mountain Junior College in Montpelier, Vt. for the girls. These delegates were Pat Doyle, Doris Johnson, Betty Sleeman, .loan Kennedy, Zane Oakes, John Litster, John Burgess, Jerome Gauthier, Dick Long, Dick Trombley. The alternates chosen were Gail Ryan, Joanne Butler, Shirley Kelly, Alice Morse, Dick Oesterle, Putnam Clayton. The Junior Marshals were chosen by the juniors and seniors asnd led the class of '52 at their commencement exercises in June, as in the past years at Benhi. Zane Oakes was elected Editor- in-Chief of the yearbook, while Jerome Gauthier was elected Business Manager. Staff members were appointed and the class chose the yearbook photog- rapher. Class officers were elected and John Litster won otit to resume his office as president for another year. Other officers electedwere Malcolm Gillis, vice-presidentg lna Buck, secretary and Doris John- son, treasurer, with Joan Kennedy, Dick Trombley, and John Burgess, to serve as cabinet members. The re-opening of Ben-hi in the fall of ,52 brought us back as the old folks, ready to meet the responsi- bilities expected of seniors. Under Miss Cartier and Mr. Dimick, our yearbook advisor, funds were raised, the yearbook was edited, senior pictures were taken, calling cards were received, the Freshman Reception, the Christmas Cotillion and the Junior Prom were sponsored. It was aj busy year, but one never to be regretted or forgotten. Then, after too short a time, came graduation week. Thoughts of the arrival of our yearbook, the senior tea, banquet, ball, Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises are some of the events ever to be remembered and cherished by us all. The knowledge gained. and the experience and enjoyment. that we shared, symbolize the four years of the wonderful time that we, as a family, spent inside the walls of Ben-hi.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT-Left to right: Mr. Wood, Mr. Cramer. Mr. Roy. N lt- GUIDANCE DIR ECTOR-Anthony Campbell. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT-First row. left to right: Mrs. Russell. Miss Hutton. Miss Bonham. Miss Cartier. Standing: Mrs. Shipp. Miss Clancy. Miss Johnson. Mrs. Plumb. SOCIAL STUDIES4Sitting. left to right: Mr. Dimick. Mrs Allen. Mr. Faryniarz. Standing: Mr. Shaughnessy. Mr Caswell. Mr. Williams. INDUSTRIAL ARTSsLeft to right: Mr. Adams. Mr. Alexander, Mr. Zync.

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